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V. "X X REPUBLICAN
Ftoiuonr Army In Maryland.
Tliu Richmond Examiner learns, from a gen
tleman just from Leesburg, that our army was
at Rome, Pa., Saturday last, en route for Phila
delphia.
The Enquirer of the day following says : “We
learn by a gentleman of high character, who
arrived last evening, from Staunton, that a
courier had arrived in that place, from the low
er end of the valley, with information that Gen.
Jackson was at, or near Martinsbnrg, Va., in
pursuit of the Yankees who were left in the
Valley to protect the Railroad and Harper’s
Ferry. The force of the enemy is variously
estimated at from 4.000 to 13,000. When this
force is disposed of, there will then be no ene
my in our rear, and the line of communication
by the Valley route will be opened for our ad
vancing army as they push Northward.
“It is supposed Jackson went from Frederick
to Hagerstown, and then turned back on Mar
tinsbnrg and Harper’s Ferry.”
Homicide.— Coroner Eden held an inquest
yesterday over the body of James Ilamans, a
member of the Liberty Rangers, (Cos. H) 47.1i
Georgia regiment, at their camp near the cjty.
Hamans came to his death at. the hands of
Sherd Willis, a member of the same regiment,
who was seen t > discharge a mu ket at the de
ceased, the ball entering the point of the left
shoulder and passing out on the right side of
the neck, breaking the spinal co’umn aboutthe
second vertebra, of which he died in a few min
utes. While several witnessed the transaction
at a distance, none could testify to the cau.-:e of
the killing. Wiliis was arrested.
Funeral of a Member c.f- the Marine
Corps. —The remains of James Cassiday, a
private of the Marine corps, stationed at Savan
nah, were yesterday escorted to the grave by
his comrades. The procession was under the
command of Lieut. Pelot. It is tiie first fu
neral, we have witnessed from this arm of the
service.
The New York Tribune’s Assault upon
McClellan.—The following is the passage in
the New York Tribune’s account of. the battle
of Manassas, which caused such a great excite
ment in New York and Philadelphia :
General McClellands universally and bitterly
blamed for this riteer.-e. If'his troops had been
sent forward when they were ordered, Pope
would not have been compelled to light, with
half his army against the whole force.
Summer and Franklin, who only roachrd the
field last night, too late fer the fight, chould
have bedn there three days ago.
McClellan was three times ordered to move
and refused, and by a general order this morn
ing is removed from the command of alllrqops,
except those remaining in Alexandria
When applied to by General l’ope on Friday
to send supplies to his starving array, he re
turned word that he would not send them un
less Pope sent a cavalry escort for the traius.
And at this time all McClellan’s forces were
held idle at Alexandria.
Treachery is openly imputed to McClellan as ’
the only explanation ol his extraordinary con
duct.
Tub Gheat Rock Fight.—We referred yes
terday to the fact that a North Carolina regi
ment, having exhausted their ammunition in
one of the late battles, took to pelting the
Yankees with stones, and actually held them at
bay until a Louisiana regiment came to their
relief. The Richmond Examiner corroborates
the statement, and gives the result of the fight
as follows :
Two gentlemen who, since the battle of the
30th ult., have been engaged in burying the dead
on the plains of Manassas, arrived at Gordons
ville yesterday. They report that near a rocky
cut in the rail rued, which runs through the
battle field, they counted seventy Yankees who
had been killed with pieces of rock. The rocks,
clotted with blood, lay near, and in many cases
upon, the inanimate forms of the Yankee sol
diers. This account corroborates the story
which we had previously, heard of a regiment
of our men, during the battle of the 30th, after
having exhausted their ammunition, assailed
their adversaries with stones and pieces of rock.
Toryism in the Navy,—The. Wilmington
Journal says :
We have before us, in the New York. Herald
of a recent date, a list of the lino ollicers of the
Northern Navy, unci are struck witli the num
ber of Southern men Mill retaining positions lu
that service, and thus operating directly against
their native Staler and their own people. Of
the four Rear Admirals ou the active list three,
to wit: David Farragut, Sarmiel F. Dupont
and Louis M. Goldsborough, were born south
of Mason and Dixon's line. Where the fourth,
Andrew 11. Foote, was born we do not know.
There are in active service against our coasts,
officers in high positions from every one of the
Confederate Slates, North Carolina not except
ed, nor South Carolina either.
In this respect the Navy presents a marked
contrast to the array, which is duo probably to
the character of the first named service, which
isolates them wholly from the people and
gives them no home but thoir ships, and no
country hut (heir flag.
A Candid Admission. —The Now York Times,
ofthefitb, in a leading editorial, from which
we made jx brief extract yesterday, makes the
following remarkable confession :
“It la perfectly idlo to conceal the fact that,
as wo stand to day, we are beaten ; and the same
faults whtch have beaten us hitherto will, It
continued, beat us to the end of the chanter 11
wo persist in the policy thus far pursued; if we
have not better Generals in the army, and bet
ter councils in the C abinet, and more vigor, a
wore high-toned dfeergv, a more resolute
and well aimed determination in the Gov
ernment than we have had hitherto, the rebel
lion will conquer the Government, Jeff Davis
will take Mr. Lincoln's seat, and the Constitu
tion ol the Confederacy will replace thh
Constitution of the United states. But with
such a reform, promptly started and vigorously
carried ont, wo can conquer the rebels and
restore the aseendubey of tits National flag.
Captain Dai.e RomfY.—We Lave been favo r
ed, by a lriend, with some particulars respecting
this active partisan officer, whosa services have
proved so efficient In North Alabama lu kt epiug
the Yankee marauders within the range of their
own batteries.
Capt. Roddy is a fine looking man, with a
head indicative of largo capacity, blue-eyed,
light haired, and fromlorly to forty three years
old. He is a resident, and we believe, a native
of Moulton,in Lawrence county, where In child
hood he lost his father, and was indebted, for
his youthful tmlnining to t he core of his mother,
who was left in impoverished eircußistances.
He was bred to the business of a tailor, has hem
engaged in merchandise on the ordinary scale
of country towns, aud more recently iu the
steamboat business, but in What station wo have
not learned. He has also held some county of
fices, and In all lus employments has com
manded the respect of his acquaintances, of
which his present position, at the head of a
partisan corps of his own neighbors, is a suffi
cient evidence.
Bciug familiar from hi* earliest years with the
country In which lie is operating, he possesses
great advantages iu knowing how to strike at
the enemy, and he ha* shown his ability to
make use ol those advantages in many affairs
which have not found their way into prim.—
Dale Roddy, indeed, is one o! the men whom
the war has discovered, who might under other
circumstances have lived and died unnoticed.—
1 Mobile Advertiser.
Tub Batti k or Gskml^town.—Tbv spirited
battle which occurred at Ucrmautowu, near
Fairfax Court House, on Monday last, demon
strated to a great extent, the depth ol detuonUi
xatiou to which the Yankee army has sunk
since the “besunriuK of the end” of the grand
Tope retreat. The bravest of their brave shrunk
from a hand to hand confliet. In one particular
Instance, the New York Zouaves, the best sol
diers In the Yankee army, weio ordered to
charge upou a portion of the forces ot Gen. A.
T. Hill. They came up in splendid order Our
forces were advancing at the lime, but as the
Zouaves approach#!, were ordered to halt to
receive the charge. The Zouaves believing that
the halt ot onr men indicated a propensity to
run, dashed forward with noisy vigor, but when
wlihin twenty steps they aaw them standing
like statues, firmly fixed to receive their charge,
they became panic-stricken, and broke and ran
in the utmost contusion. Our troops followed
and cut them to pieces as they fled. With this
achievement tha day was decided in our favor,
and the whole Yankee army fell back towards
Alexandria. —i Rich. Enquirer.
List or Casialtibs in Company‘D, 491/
G SOHO IA Use UUUtT. Jit. W ..„j , la., jmt,
IMA—The sollowicg is the lis-iot casu.driKin
Cos D„ 49th Geo- gta Regiment. jjr
Killed—Jisitar Failitt, Jas. 1
Wounded—Seaborn Jordan, the face;
Wut. King, in the hip; KobotVdßriC.ree, lost
itg; Alex KUicgtou, slighilwr
Mcr*l>ailin and Urt'jfCere buried on the
field.
Jordan is now aOflntnioud ; Ogle tree is at
Manassas; and has gone with his reg
iment. A. 1L &
ihb
Proclamation from tlic Governor ol
Illaijland.
The entrance of our army into Maryland has
called the following proclamation from the Gov
ernor of Maryland :
State of Maryland, /
Executive Department, >-
Annapolis, September 8, 18(52. \
YVhereas, It has been represented to me, upon
authority which seems ut;questionable, that a
portion of the rebel army of the South, now in
arm3 against the Union, have crossed our bor
der, and is one mined upon our territory, men
acing the city of. Baltimore and other portions
of the State with a hostile attack; and it is ex
pedient that besides all the powers with which
the Government may be prepared to meet this
daring invasion, that onr own citizens should
without delay organize throughout the State
such militia force as may effectually assist in
defending our homes and firesides against the
assault of the invader:
I, therefore, in virtue of the authority vested
in me by the Constitution and laws of the
State, hereby call upon her citizens to enroll
themselves at once in volunteer military organ
izations, that no possible power at command
maybe overlooked in preparing to meet every
emergency. In the city of Baltimore I would
especially call upon the citizens to organize at
once and complete the formation of the First
Light Division of Maryland Volunteer Militia
in which several companies have been already
filled and their officers ready commissioned.
To the citizens of the several counties I
would appeal,- and especially commend to them
the formation of volunteer cavalry companies
as better adapted than any other to the present
emergency.
I have provided and am ready at once to dis
tribute cavalry arms and accoutrements suffi
cient for all that will probably be organized,
and whilst every effort will be made to “arm and
equip also all the infantry volunteers that may
offer, let our loyal citizens not wait for the dis
tribution of arms, bat organize every where
without delay, and assist in driving from the
State the invading host that now occupies its
soil, armed with any weapon which opportu
nity may furnish.
Given under my hand and the Great Seal of
the Slate, tins eighth day of September, 1862.
By the Governor. . A. 11. Bradford.
War, B. Hill, Secretary of State.
Tltc Panic In Pennsylvania—Tlic Stam
pede.
The “very latest” intelligence published in
the Northern papers is dated Wednesday night
(10th,) midnight. It comes from a State mes
senger who was sent by the Governor of Penn
sylvania to ascertain the slate of affairs. It
says :
lie reached a position on the moan tains overlooking
Frederick, and, by mean- of a glass, saw all that was
going on in town He arrive l there a'out 11 o’clock
this morning, and says there was evidently a move
ment of troops in the direction of Middletown and
Boonslmro’ going on. Farmers informed him that a
forward movement began at three this moraing—suy
preed to be about 21 POO
The meesergenthen crossed the mountain to within
two miles of Marysville, and reached a positioH over
looking Boon boro’ Be saw three regiments of in
fantry, one of cavalry, eight cannon, and a large num
ber of wagons. The soldiers looked ragged, shoeless,
and hatless.
It is now certain that no rebels had entered Hagers
! wn at six P. M. Jackson, undoubtedly moved from
Boohsboro towards Hagerstown; bur there isnothrag
reliable as to his near approach to Hagerstown He
may be moving to Williamsport to cut off General
White, now at Marlirnburg and''Harper’s Ferry, or
direct upon Waynesboro’, in this Statu The former
is most probable. The Northern Centra! Bai road aud
telegraph are still untouched
The people of Pennsylvania aic now llnrowgbly
arou ed, and one thousand men from Berks county,
and one thousand from Chester, w ll probably bs .here
by morning, in anticipation ot the Governor’s call, and
within twenty-four hours 20,000 men wifi bo in the
Cumberland Valley, and before Jackson ean roach
Chambersburg. he will be required to meet and over
come 53,0 0 of Pennsylvania’s yeomanry.
General Wool has been assigned to the common 1 of
all the troops north of the Busquflirana
A mail carrier was' taken prisoner and held five
hours. He soys great numbers threw themselves down
iu the middle of tho road, attacked with billious
cholic, caused by eating green corn
A skirmish took place between the Michigan cavalry
and Virginia cavalry leading the rebel advance at
Barnesville. A rebel lieutenant was killed and two
privates were captured They s y Jackson leads the
column.
The rebel pickets were within a mil) Ind a half of
Hagerstown at eight this morning.
The main body appears to be going between Barnes
vi'le and Sharp-burg, eight miles below UagerstoWn
The rebel pickets uniformly told tho farmers that
Jackson leads tho rebel army, and the Cumberland
Valley is their destination.
Much excrement prevailed in Greencast'e, Pa.,
about thirty-two miles from Frederick, Weduesday
night,, about the ‘ rebels.” A despatch from there
says:
They are sai 1 to bo advancing towards that place by
way of i avetown, go as to get in the rear and cut off
the retreat ot those who might attempt to get away.
Up to 5 P. M. no signs of the enemy appeared at any
point, although some two hours previous a negro
among others rep rted them within thraa m lea of tho
town
Tho pooplo there were vory much excited, aud num
bers were leaving with their huniiie*, while owners of
horses were sending them out of town eo that the
rein is shall not seize them. A hoisa or wagon could
not bo hired ut any pri-e.
Tlio Kvacunilon of lliintwYlllo, Ala.
VaudallHUi ol'the Yankees,
We learn from a gentleman just arrived from
North Alabama, that Ibe Federate evacuated
Huntsville between the Ist and 4th of this
month, Gen. Buell and stafi having lejt there a
week or two previous, and Gen. Rosencrar.z
some days after, leaving Gen. Lytell iu com
mand. They left via Stevenson, but returned
suddenly in a day or two, and left again per
manently, having committed great depredations
upon the citizens. They took from Madison
county probably 1500 negroes, many of whom
went voluntarily, and the others were forced
away. They also took horses and mules In large
numbers, which were immediately branded “U.
S.” and taken without being paid for. The ne
groes were employed as teamsters and iu other
kinds of labor, for which their previous train
ings fitted them. Some of them made their es
cape and returned ; others were secured by their
masters, who pursued them, but the number
recovered was small. Most of those taken were
negro men, but in some instances men, women
and children were taken, leaving plantations
entirely destitute. Some of the plantations wevc
desolated and turned into barren wastes. In
one instance, near Huntsville, not a panel of
fencing was left around the entire place—in
others they were consumed for miles, and stock
left to graze and destroy at pleasure. In many
.cases k Will bo almost impossible to gather the
crops, or to prepare for next year’s planting.
Huntsville was 'but little Injured, but the su
burbs and vicinity suffered greatly, and the
machinery of the ’Memphis it Charleston Rail
road depot was broken up and destroyed ; the
depot buildings were not burned. -Between
Huntsville and Stevenson the country is deso
lated and deserted. Jackson county has been
left almost entirely without inhabitants or *uy
signs of animat life. Tho depot at Camden is
destroyed. The town of Woodville is burned
to the ground, and from that place to Belle
font e scarcely a house is-left stauding—black
ened ruins is all that remain The bridge over
Paint Rock river (probably 200 feet long) was
unfortunately burned by onr own men alter the
Federate had passed the road the second timo,
and the depot at Lurkinsville .was, we fear,
causelessly destroyed.
The Yankees are said to have declared the
independence of Jackson county, admitting
that they hiul sustained more loss’ and stouter
resistance from tint couuty than from any por
tion of the country elsewhere. O# tho 4th
Ohio cavalry, numbering perhaps 1,000 on their
arrival, not more than 380 remained; they
were mainly bushwhacked.
The citizens, with very few exceptions, were
wild with rejoicing at the enemy’s departure.
Judge George \V. Lane left with his friends.
Jere Clemens remains, but he boardci Federal
officers during their slay. Nick Davis is con
sidered true. Some few bought and sold cot
ton, one of whom, Hickman, former proprie
tor of tho Madison Hotel, was required to give
a bond of 140,000 for his appearance.
The Federate at their departure left Tar fewer
Uniou mou than they found, and their bitterest
foes are’in Athens, Ala., the last place in the
State to acknowledge allegiance to the South
ern Confederacy.—[Chattanooga Rebel, 14th.
• Anothbk Skirmish with the Enemy.—Sev
eral disconnected reports have reached us of an
engagement of a portion ol Colonel Jackson’s
cavalry with the enemy on Ttfesday last. We
are enabled to lay a true state st the facts be
fore our readers,' which we have .received from
an entirely reliable source.
Ob Monday last, Obi. Jackson scut a detaeh
meut of his command iu tho direction of Her
rutndo, nudertbe command of Lieu: Colonel
Montgomery. When retc-ring ou lutsday
they encountered a couc-uL rutile iorce of the
Federal cavalry, in the neighborhood of Byha-
Ua. The enemy perceiving that Colonel Mont
gomery was attempting to form line of battle,
took advantage ol his position, charged him
and forced his command back.
Our loss was three killed and six er eight
wounded ; the enemy’s loss is uot kjrOwn.'
This reverse is-eaid to have from not
j having onr advance guard sußte-featly lar to the
| froul to enable it to give timely warning to the
! main force. /
j The enemy obtained a decided advantage, but
| did Hot follow it up. They retired immediate
Ur, destroying the bridge behind them. Col.
Montgomery occupied the ground a short time
thereafter.—[Memphis Appeal, 11th.
Painful Accident.— We learn that list even
ing, about “re o’clock, a most painml accident
occurred oa the Wilmington and Weldon rail
road, a short dfetanee this side ol the North
East Bridge, resulting in severe, if not fatai in
| juries to Hon. Wn. S. Ashe, President of the
road, whose left thigh was broken, h:s right leg
shattered below the knee, and his right foot
a'mewt crushed off, besides other injuries. The
rg leg has since been amputated just below
tlftoet.—rWUmington Journal, loth.
Northern Account of A (Fair a in Ifiirj
land,
Northern dates to the 10:h have been receiv
ed at Richmond, The following extracts will
be read with interest:
EXCITEMENT IN PENNSYI.VANI A.
Immediately upon the receipt of the intelligence
that the Confederates hid invaded Pennsylvania a
public m eting wa held at Scran’on, tho stores closed,
guns fired and the bells rung. The residents immedi
ately assembled for drill.
MOVINti ON OIIAMBBKSIiCKG.
The Westminster (Md.) correspondent of the “Her
ald.” under datoot Sept, Sth, says that “the latest in
telligence from Frederick is to the f fleet that the ene
my, be'ieved to be about fl ty thousand strong, was in
the vicinity of Frederick, and marching towards the
Pennsylvania border. Scouts who penetrated the
rebel lines in that vicinity ou Sunday, state that the
rebels were encamped fir a considerable distance
about the city: and the direction the moving portion
of the forces was taking, was towards Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania. It is represented that a large force of
caval-y—some six thousand, it was thought—had pro
ceeded to Chambersburg.
“When the rebel invaders entered Frederick the
vanguard was ted by Col. Bradley Tyler Johnson, wiih
a force of five thousand men He was immediately
followed by “Stonewall” Jackson, at the head of
twenty-five thousand, and an additional iorce followed
in Ills rear On the approach of the enemy, many of
the influential citizens and prominent Union men li ft
the city. The rebels commenced the invasion of the
Ptate by an assumption of supreme authority over it.
Ex-Governor E. Lonis Lowe w. s appointed rebel Mili
tary Governor of Maryland, and Bradley Tyler John
son Provost Marshal of Frederick City. It.is said that
Stonewall Jackson made his headquarters at the resi
dence oi General Cooper, in Frederick City. On Sun
day tho rebel pickets wera stationed on the turnpike
at Newmarket, about eight miles east of Frederick
Ciiy. A sufficient num'-er of Union troops has b en
sent to contend snc c-sfully with the enemy. If they
have crossed in the force that has been represented a
flg.-.t must soon take place. The battle ground will
probably be somewhere between Monrovia and Fred
erick.”
OEDEBLY CONDUCT OF OUR SOLDIERS.
Tho Baltimore correspondent of the “Herald,” states
that ‘ the utmost degree of quiet and ord r prevails
among the Confederate soldiers at Frederick. General
Jackrein and General Hiil have both publicly dratar and
that the rebel army ha3 come into Maryland as friends,
and rotas enemies; thatall pers ns pursuing their
ordinary avocations shall not bo in any way molested
or disturbed, aid that all supplies of any kind what
ever, taken for the use of t e army, will be paid for
These declarations have been scrupulously observed.
The rebel soldiers are well supplied with g Id mid
silver and United States Treasury notes, with which
they pay for what they buy.”
EXCITEMENT IN BALTIMORE—OUTBREAK ANTICIPATED.
The same correspondent states that “the excitement
in Baltimore has increased in intensity, and there is
every indication that we aTe on the eve of a popular
outbreak. It Is a iogu'ar fact that tin character*)!
this excitement is different from that which has ev r
prevailed heretofore. It is now the Unionists who
manifest alarm and uneasi-mss. The secessionists are
confident and calm The Unionists complain bitterly
that the government has provided ample means for
the destruction of the city, but none for its defence
The appearance in the ba iq (in ihe heart of the cite)
of five of the vessels of -Commodore Porter’s mortal
fleet has greatly increased this feeling. The B Jtliaore
Americ in gives expression to this fee’rag by saying
that tho re!: els, in strong force, are raarchi g on Balti
more. end asking ‘A hat are our chances of rescue?
While Baltimore hasabu- dant materials provided for
its swift destruction, it has but 1 ttle for its defence.
“Ilmeo who ought to know best, however, b.-fievo
that the rebels do not moan to march on Baltimore at
present They think that their object is rather to iso
late Baltimore from the North and irom Washington,
by cutting the rai roads a'l around the city. They re
gard Baltimore a§ a southern city. They wish to rave
it and not to destroy it. Therefore they will do noth
ing to imoeril the safety of the city.
- ‘Bradley T. Johnson, the rebol Provost Marshal,
has sent w< rd to his friends in this city- to reioice, for
the day of their d-liy ranee is at hand. He says that
a few days more will Bee General Lee in Baltimore,
Washington cut off from the North, Norfolk in posses
sion of the rebels, and a fleet of rams and iron
clad steamers sailing up'the Potomac to take part
in the attack on Washington.
“Geo. Wool, with the en&eosr corps, made a tour
of the hills around Baltimore yesierdav, and spots
were Selected for throwing up intrench merits. In ac
cordance with Governor Bradford’s proclamation, the
citizens of Baltimwre will be formed into companies
to-day for tho defence of the city. This, however, is
contrary to Gen. Wool’s wishes. The General assures
the citizens that he has taken all needful measures for
the defence of the city, and they need not leave their
ordinary occupations.
“If you have any troops at the North, let them be
sent on to Washington at once.”
THE STRENGTH OP THE ARM V.
The Yankee correspondents all set down the invad
ing Confederate force at one hundred and fifty thou
sand, and two hundred p ieces of artillery. The Her
ald in its “Situation” article, sums i up as follows:
“The rebel force now in Maryland is set down at near
ly 120,000, disposed of as follows : SO.OOO infantry and
artillery, and 8,050 cavalry, supported by ItO pieces of
artillery.”
THE LATEST RUMORS.
The latest reports in Baltimore were that Genera!
Burnside is in Frederick with his army, having driven
the Confederates out Alto, that the Confederates
were ia possession of Gettysburg aud Hanover, Penn
sylvania. There was also a rumor in Baltimore that
Colonel Miles’ army, of about eight thousand were
surrounded by the Confederates on Maryland Height
Twenty-Six Pitched Battles.
It has been fashionable of late to speak of
the present war as the greatest known iu histo
ry. Yet we doubt whether Us real vaetness is
generally appreciated. It is true that in oilier
wars larger armies may have been assembled;
but there has been no war which, in the extent
of the territory over which it has raged, in the
size of the armies employed on either side, in
the magnitude of the operations, and the quick
succession of battles, has been at all compara
ble with the one in which we are engaged. In
modern times it is impossible to rival the num
bers that followed Xerxes into Greece, or that
Tamerlane and Genghis Khan led from the
centre to the extremities of Asia. But neither
the times nor the circumstances permit analo
gies to be drawn with these eases. If we com
pare this struggle with the conflicts in which
Europe was engaged during the wars of Napo
leon, wo shall find that those were inferior in
many of the elements we have specified. The
armies were large—toward the end immense—
but the area over which the wars were waged
was comparatively small, operations were more
circumscribed in their nature, and the contest
was generally terminated by a single battle, af
ter half a dozen minor combats.
Last year our military operations were char
acterized by an unaccountable lassitude. There
were only four battles of Importance during
the campaign—Manassas, Oak Hill, Belmont
and Leesburg This year, on the contrary, there
has been-a rapid succession of battles, which,
wc believe, is not equalled iu history. Since
the Ist ot May there have been twenty-six
pitched battles, to say nothing of the naval
attacks on Vicksburg and Drewry’s Bluffs, and
the encounter belween the Arkansas and the
enemy’s fleet on the Mississippi. The follow
ing is - the series of battles :
CONFEDERATE VICTORIES.
McDowell,
Front Royal, . _
Strasburg,
Winchester,
Oros> Keys,
Fort Republic,,
Williamsburg, .
. B-rrharnsville,
fieyen Pines, ,
Mechanicsviiie,
Gaines’ Mills,
Savage’s Station,
* White Oak Swamp,
Malvern Hill,
Cedar Run,
Manassas Junction (August 27tb),
Manassas Plains (August 29ih),
Manassas plains (August 30Lh),
Murfreesboro’,
Cynthiana,
Gallatin,
Tazewejl,
Johnson’s Defeat, -
Richmond, Ky.
YANKEE VICTORIES.
Lewlaburg,
Hanover Court House.
Besides these, there have been a great many
skirmisties and combats, in almost all of which
the Yankees have been defeated.—[Rich. Whig.
Incidents at Frederick.—The New York
Tribune has eome “incidents” at Frederick,
Md , which are interesting. It says :
It te said the entire stock oi boots and shoes
in Frederick were bought out by the rebels,
who left behind them some good’ money ami
some shocking bad money. Ihe storekeepers
ol course, did not dare to refuse what was of
fered them. The entire stocks of Messrs. Tyler
A, Steiner, (Union,) and A. J, Delashman,
tßebel,) were taken, and Confederate note*
given them in payment.
So far as we can ascertain they allowed free
ingress and egress to and from the town, ihe
-pickets on the Toad appear to have been sta
tioned merely to watch military i*. vemente
and pa:d no attention- to civilians.
<h. I riday evening before the appearance of
the rebels, there was considerable of a disturb
tnih tm. Some Parties connected
with the Ciuzen newspaper cheered cn the
streets for Jeff. Davis, >n the exuberance of their
joy, and were knocked down by citizens The
Provost guard interfered .and a man maned Law
son, one of the proprietors of the Citizen was
knocked down with the butt of a musket and
considerably injured. Another man nampd
Ytackle, was also badly cat. ’ ““ c * ea
The rebels of Frederick knew of the comine
of the insurgent army long before any laDma
lion of their approach had been received bv the
Federal authorities. “ '
A fugitive citizen just in from Frederick savs
that Mr. John 8. Caldwell, and other seces
sionists threw the rebel Stars and Bras to
oreeze from the top of the Court House on
Sunday, cut John M. Herndon, Esq., acting
Mayor, being a mild Union man, or at worst a
judicious traitor, hauled down tha rag, assert
fug.that the occupation by the friends of the
eotuh was transient, and’ that it was folly to
make the city unnecessarily odions to the Fed
eral Government.
*** POW ** lttt Libb y prison thirty-one
Northern free negroes and sixteen slaves" who
were recently captured with the Yankees.
Tlit- Cotton Question In Englana.
Tho crottou question is discussed by tho Lou*
don D ily Nows in a desponding'spirit It says:
“The • apply of American cotton is vapidly
becoming extinguished, aud those exports have
consequently risen during tie- past week no less
than 4d. to SJ. pier pound For iUo future Amer
ican colt on, ns being quite a ‘ fancy” article,
will corn oaud a “lane.)” price—indeed, just
such a pi it c astbclimiud number of holders
may chore oto demand lor i\ Ace :rdingly an
interesting revolution i taking prime m tie
manufacture. American cotton prese? out of
consumption, and the small quantity remaining
will be husbanded and used only in those tine
articles which ure worn by the wealthier classes
of society.
“The e >!toil of Surat—the description now
chiefly entering into consumption—cannot be
worked into the finer sorts of yarns and goods ;
before it will become available for them its
quality mart, be greatly improved. It is very
suitable, howey.-r, to coarse fabrics, and witu
coarse fabric s we must, be content until such
time as America sends her produce here again,
or the cotton of other countries improves in
quality,as well as increases in quantify.”
“ We have shown how small is the present
stock of cotton, and, looking to the immediate
future, the prospect is glooipy in the extreme.
“ Chief reliance is placed upon the supply of
Surat sorts, but it is not by any means encour
aging to find that the total quantity from this
source now afloat and on the way to England
is only 90,000 bales more than it was at this
time last year, being 390,000 bales against
300,000 in 1861. From no ether source can the
deficiency now indicated be made up, save with
time. Assuming that the American crop is not
released, and allowing for the probable sup
plies from every other quarter, competent au
thorities" estimate that during the next six
months there will be only sufficient cotton to
admit of the operatives having two days’ work
a wee-k, and this is upon the supposition that
not a single bale will remain in stock ct the end
of that period.
“The latter anticipation, oi course, will not
be’literally lulti led, but there is too much
reason to apprehend, as wehave already hinted,
that the pressure ou the cotton manufacturing
districts will become yet more intense. A well
known Mancnester firm have given public ex
pression to an opinion that its severity will be
the greatest during the autumn and winter
months, from October to February next.”
'JTiirty-first Georgia SSegsment.
Editors Columbus ■ Sun-- The following is the
list of killed and wounded of the 3Lst Georgia
Regiment in the battles untried below :
BATTLE OF BRISTOW, AUG. 27, ISC2.
Company A —Killed: Jas. Browsing. None
wounded in the regiment. . v
BATTLE OF MANASSAS, AUG. 28, 1803.
Company A—Killed: Captain A- Forrester;
Private Darling Jowera. Wounded: Serg’t. R.
L. Watt, severely in both arms ; Private-;, .Jona
than Jowers, Bl’ghtly; E. M. Weaver, slightly;
K. 1). Edward*, slightly.
Company B— Killed : None. Wounded :
Capt. Pride, severely ia j.w; Oorp’l. G. R.
Clark, slightly in hand; Mus. Jim King,
.slightly. Privates .J D Short, mortally, (sine’)
died); F< Pnillips, John Peters, W. U. Thomp
son, M W. Hollis, Ohos. Dunn, slightly.
Company C—Kille I: None. Wounded : Junes
Pope,* severely ; Cur.a. Newsome, spghtiy ;
Jason Decs, slightly ; Eibert Cordell, slightly.
Company D—Killed : Private W. F. Walkin'.
Wounded : Private B. Bird, accidentally, arm
broken; T. II Hobbs, slightly.
Company E—Killed : None. Wounded :
Color bearer J T. Clayton, severely ; Privates
G. R. Slaughter, slightly ; J. W. B. Pope, slight
ly.
Company G--Killed : None. Wounded:
Privates M. M. Ward, severely; W. R. Jones,-
slightly. t
Company K—Killed : Privates John G. Bragg.
Wounded : Privates J. G. Grf:::-. siighily ; Pu- r
llntto, slightly.
august 26 rn.
Company A—Killed : J. T. Walker.
KILLED AND WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF SEP
TEMBER Ist.
Company E—Killed ; B. F. Walker. Wound
id : Privates J. li. Armstrong, slightly ; W. R.
Dili hail), slightly ; R. U M ore, slightly.
Company G—Wounded : Privates John Al
bretton, John Grissftm, severely; Sergeant R.
R Adams, slightly; Private Jasper Harry,
slightly.
Company I—Wound, and : Sergeant D. J. G.
McNair, severely.
Company Iv—Wounded; Privates J. J. M.
Smith, Madison Bridge.-, slightly.
For the benefit of those at home, you will
picas?) publish the above list.
Very respectfully,
I). C. Cody,
Lieut, and Aet’g Adj’t.
From file I3tH Georgia,
From ite Macon (Ga.) Telegraph, Sept 1G h ]
HEADQUARTBHS AhMT OF VIRGINIA. )
Near Potomac, Sept. 5, 1563. f
Editor Macon Telegraph : Please publish the
following list of casualties that occurred in the
late battles arouud Manassas on the 27th, 28lb,
29 h and 30:h days of August:
Company A, Wounded sPghtly—A M Turner
and J H Terrel!.
Company B, Wounded sightly— J M Tidwell,
J T Colley, J Welden.
Company C, Killed—lV 8 Carmichael, B F
Hammock. Mortally wounded, Lt J B Breed,
since died. Severely wounded, J-nhn Kitchens,
iu the arm, Slightly wo lidded, VV Dent, J M
king, M 8 McKneely
Company D, Killed —Elbert *Up( Imrch.
Wounded—James Wood, G IV Hightower, N
Walker.
Company E, Killed—Moses McDonald.
.Wounded severely—lrby Moody. Wounded
slightly—A J Cleveland, J D Hays, W B Cleve
land, W H Arnold, John Bradley, W H Bruner,
Iliram Hall.
Missing—J K Britt, D Holman and L Black
burn.
Company F, Missing- F. Turner,
Company G, Killed—J B M Warren.
Wounded slightly—B McLain, John Brad
shaw RMcck.
Company H, Killed—W M McLiq.
Mortally wounded—Patrick Murray, Jesse
Barker. Severely wounded—Powhattan Mor
gan, J J-, Ethridge, right arm 'and shoulder.
Slightly wounded—H Powell.
Company I, Killed —McMi l >r.
Wounded—T A (LwlHi), T 11 Jarrell.
Company Iv, Slightly wounded—Jas Gaffaney,
Corp’l Wm M Jones, G iy Stinson. RM Stin
son. - J. L. Moore,
Capt. Com’dg 13th Reg’t Ga. Voh
[From tbs Kiehmond Dispatch, 15th inft,]
F/fiiu our Army iu Maryland.
Our latest news from the army, through pri
vate sources, is to Thursday, last, which is de
rived from parties who left Frederick on that
day. Up to that time our army was bivouack
ed around the city, but marching orders bad
been received. The -direction contemplated
was not understood by onr jnformants, though
it was conjectured that our forces would moye
on tin Relay. Others state that off Thursday
morning the army, or a large portion of it,
moved in the direction of Hagerstown.
These parties, suite that onr were re
ceiving every attention from the people Of
Frederick and the neighborhood, and articles
wefe sold them at*rates that, seemed astonish
ingly low, compared with the high prices they
have had to .pay in Virginia. At Frederick,
hundreds of soldiers purchased shoes' at $2 50
to $5, and other articles of clothing at propor
tionate rates. Coffee was bought by them in
great abundance at 25 cents per pound.
•A recruiting office was opened iu Frederick
immediately after our army lock possession ol
the city, and the Stars and Bars were flung to
the breeze. Up to trig 10th inst., about lift run
hundred gallant Maiylanders, (root Frederick
and Montgomery counties, bad enrolled them
sefVs iu the service of the Confederate States.
The condition of tf.aarmy is said to be excel
lent, and the spirits of the’men buoyant. The
universal fjesireof the soldiers was to move on
Pennsylvania, with a view to have an opportu
nity to visit some of the effects of war upon
those who have been clamorous for the subju
gation of the Soutfl. The conduct of onr men
at Frederick had greatly strengthened feeling
in our favor in Maryland, and it was believed
that the Unionism which has heretofore existed
in the State would materially subside in that
part of it occupied by our army. This Union
ism has not manifested itself in any offensive
lorrn since onr iorces crossed the Potomac.
Passengers bv the Central train state that a
rumo; prevailed at Gordonsville that a body of
Yankee cavalry were advancing from Alexan
dria, ia the direction o: Warrcnton; but this
rumor v.as oi ?:• ua.vc a chancier i*at lit
tle :■! at'on ' jiixea to .t. *. is b> no means
unlike., that Yankee raids will be attempted,
but we’presume the wisdom and prudence- ol
our military authorities have made ample pre
paration for such contingencies.
Painful Accident.—We learn that last even
ing, about half-past 7 o’clock, a most painful
accident occurred on the Wilmington and
Weldon Railrord, a short distance this side of
the Northeast Bridge, resulting in severe, if
not fatal irjuries to Hoc. Wm.” S. Ashe, Presi
dent ot the road, whose left thigh was broken,
his right leg shattered Below tlxs knee, and his
right loot almost crushed v 11, besides other in
juries. The right leg has since been amputated
just below the knee.
Unfortunately there was no light either on
the ben dear or the engine. It appears that the
regular engine had somehow given ont, and an
engine purchased from the Seaboard and Roan
oke Railroad, which was being brought down
in the rear of the train, tael to be pat in front
to haul the train to town. The ei-giae had no
light.
At the latest accounts Mr. Ashe was some
what easier, though of course his case depends
in the turn which things may take, and this
cannot vet be ascertained.—[Wilmington Jour
iai, uti last.
: SiATTIs*; OP MANASSAS PLAlfifSi
| the great disaster to tub Yankee arms-
I IVI’E AND M'DOWELL SEVERELY DENOUNCED.
‘ The special correspondent of the New York
Tribune, writing from Camp nor Chain Bridge,
thus s; oaks of tho “ imbecility” of the Yankee
generate, to which lie alone attributes the re
cent “:n ''t. disaster :”
S!owly and sullenly Hi . two armies oi the
Republic, out-gene railed nrnl defeated, have
fallen back from the battle field to Centrevitle,
from Cen!revilie to Fairfax, from Fairfax to the
Potomac. The bu st experiment in general
ship is the most immediate and disastrous fail
ure. O cerec: e the r ational army gather
about the rcilunnl capital, ad the defense of
Washington is the strategic signal of the Pen
insula aiivai i " t pun Richmond.
The ten e i.on Cent n vilie to Fairfax was
complete on Monday irght, Sumner, Siegel
and Porter held rite hiil during the.day. Heiut
zelman, McDowell and rest were already
gone. All Monday the rearward corps strug
gled along the crowded road to Fail fax, Porter
covering the retreat On Tuesday morning the
rebe's once more held the sweeping line of forts
that pointed to the east ail winter long, and
defied our advance.
Last night the whole army retreated, and this
morning the western bank of the Potomac is
the only Virginian camp of tho national troops.
Ileintzefman and Franklin went back on the
Alexandria road; McDowell by Falls Church;
Sumner and.Siegel and Porter by Vienna and
L wii-fvilie. We,may bitterly announce or.ee
more that the army of the Potomac and the
army of Virginia, crouching beneath the thirty
forts that girdie the capitol,. are believed to be
safe.
I suppose no future hops can be hazarded if
the details of an accomplished retreat are given
to the world. I record, therefore, very briefly
and incompletely, what I have seen and heard
in the three nights and tso days just past—
nights aud days of sleepless activity which can
scarcely have brought to any one who shared
their gloomy experience a single cheerful
thought or a moment of repose.
When I left Washington on Sunday night,
although it was known that Pope had been de
feated -and driven back to Cemrevilie, none, or
very few, supposed tbtvt he was to abandon that
position, famous for its Klrerigtb, without a
fight, n battle-was expected the next day at
the furthest, and no one cm tainly knew whether
there had not already been another during the
day. I passed through Alexandria and out on
the Eairfax road at seven iu the evening. Not
half a mile beyond the town I met a train of
heavily loaded wagons, and hailed the driver,
“ Where are you from ? ” “ Centneville.” The
whole story was told In a word. The army was
retreating.
For the next ten miles the read was filled
with Hie trains cf every corj s in the army eve
rywhere crowded, aud frequen.ly halting.—
Mingled wRh the wagos were treat numbers
•of ambulances and carriage*, filled with wound
ed and (Tying men. had been oil dey on
the road—a day of confinement, priw.-tion,dis
comfort and l< rur • it any must bate remam
ed.ail ti'.gkt ot. the road—r.omy. also" in the
wagons, which, tv- conveyances for. wounded
men, are only otic dtgre-e worse than aijiba
lances.
Near Alexandria, i.-.d at intervals for some
miles beyond, trie bivouac fires of many camps,
blt- and ul.owc the road and glimmered- in dis
tant fields. Guards for the trains, straggling
cowards irom tire front, sections of batteries,
squadrons ot cavalry, and further on towards*
Fairfax, regiments and sriatu-red brigades mov
ing to the rear, and finally the last division .of
reinforcements inarching for the front, stream -
ed ailing the road anti wound ip and out < f
the endh-ss trains. It was iuipossible to ride
tester than a v.alk. I reaehed.Tairfax o'. It.—
The town was quiet—only a guard at th#u -
theifead, naue of whose officers knew whui
headquarters were, whether at Cootrdville or
to the rear. Sol spent v.hat was - left of t e
night at Fairfax, and rode on next morning to
Contreville.
lt is needless now to explain th-r constant iy
changing disposition of fores.- during the da s
which followed the defeat < i SJurd iy. Xiu '
corps at,lea-tiemaiiiw! at UeutrevitJe on M< r.-
day, atfiLwere scattered over Hie broad slopes
of the hill ('it teti.i r ; >!<• 1 I tin- so-e. In unmHi
lary disciTh Th y and • ter bo. .. itibrdet- -
no more liua the.ft.-1 of j - army since the re
treat. There was no Load to put them in ordu.
There was no order in any department ol tho
service. There was.net ammunition iu the
butteries or the cartridge boxis of the infantry
enough for another battle, yet no one knew
where the ammunition traius were to be found.
In the first live minutes I met three ordnance
officers riding in search of these trains. No
fault of Theirs that the trains could not be
found. They are able officers, but no control
was in thoir hands —no means of doing their
duty. Orderlies had just been in all directions
in search of the wagons—and it was already 10
o’clock, aud a battle hourly expected since day
light.
Tne camps were inextricably entangled—not
to my eye or judgment only, though I have
seen enough to know eomelkiEg about it., but I
heard a General commanding a corps ri’armcc
say tm did not know and could not ascertain,
the *e!ative position of other corps. Another
General, a regular officer of engineers, and fa
mous for topographical clearness and skill, said
to mo that one glance of the hill side was
enough to show that there was no General at
the head of the army encamped there.
It was uo better with tho supplies ol food.
The troops were half fed, . or* fed irregu
larly. Regimental wagons were*' unloaded,
and ordered to Alexandria fdr food and*
forage. Then the order was countermanded,
and they were reloaded and ordered to the rear.
Brigades without supplies were sent ont on the
flanks and in from, and left there without
wagons to shift lor themselves—l suppose to
subsist on the country ; and from the country
they might have gathered scanty grass, and, it
in the woods, leaves lor their horses—for the
men, nothing. But if a General on tho eve of
a battle cannot supply his troops with powder,
it is useless to expect they shalV be fed. I
need not multiply tostanc**?. Tht ■ ■ was mis
management everywhere, b - < • hcmlquar
•tors there was Incompetence, e - ■ "it, no set.
tied plans, rto head.
The army was not so much ;i-. miuJ.a
enraged—willing to fight, but not svv.'-.c.c r > be
sacrificed—denouncing, with a unanimity Ho t
had no exception, the incapacity which bad
Caused their defeat. No one believed, that, the
combined force of the Rebels were ia fror.i;
and as for the battle of Saturday, the men, the
officers, the Generals who fought it, confess
with ehapue and anger that they were beaten by
half theif number. The army was not defeat
ed, its comaunder- was out generaled. He
neither knew wbcjc his enemy was, nor would
sqffer himself to be informed. He was warned
that the enemy was massing on his left—every.
soldUw knew it, but he disbelieved and denied
it; sent batteries arid troQps to the right, toAhe
ceuttg. to the rear—ovcTywhere-but where they
were wanted —thell, iu a moment, found him
self snrroundq’), enveloped, crariu-d and de
feated. v • - '
McDowell was censured not le.--.-i severely
than Pope. With tho latter bis advice was said
to have had undue controlling influence. “The
only order Pope gave was to .retreat.” Mc-
Dowell fought the battle. Pope leaned only on
his advice—yielded him command thronghont.
It was a blunder from- Ihe beginning. “It is
usffices,” said an officer; “to light under Mc-
Doweff. I shall do my duty as an cfllcer.. .but
we shall lose every battle whero-he commands.
I do not know whether I have heard treaclmry !
or imbecility most frequently imputed to Mc-
Dowell. Perhaps qftenest be is given the ben
efit of his alternative. I did not hear one sug
gestion in his favor—no excuse nor palliation.
No order of battle was' communicated’ to
.Generate of any rank. Geig>r.d_ oi. corps were
not told who supported them, who was on
their right or left, what movements concerned
their ov. a commands er positions, or ou jWkat
plan the battle was fought. I askoi u question
about the plan. Sir, there was no plan. We
knew nothing but What we discovered for our
selves. I dompt know to this Lour who was
ou my right. I asked, “is .t not usna! to inform
Generate of corps or -j ron such p mis ?”
“Usual! the Genera; vi. • >•> gleets t do it is
an imbecile.”
A commanding hill in our pos-'issmn was
threatened by a hostile movement m force.
Gen. Pope was informal, and was asked to end
another battery to hold it. “If you do nbt, in
fifteen minutes the enemy will be in possession
of the hill.” He refused to send it. In tep
minutes rt-bcl artillery was from the
hill on our troops.
Generals who fought with the most If. roie
nd l! - ■ ability,, * >o-e
.
LiliJ in w-tUa > t: v j . v.f .st
fame with chagrin ana remorse Toeir own
efforts became futile from the incjmpeteace oi
their commanding general.
Said one to me, “ I must ask to be relieved,
unless General Pope is removed. I cannot see
my men murdered.”
I met a general who had led his division in
the hottest of the fight with heroic courage and
veteran skill. He said, “ I have lost a thousand
men; I dare not go into the hospital and look
in the faces of those wounded men, who, I
know, have shed their blood bravely and in
vain.” It was Carl Shurz.
The successful movement of the rebels npon
the flank and rear of General Pope must be
traced, not to his want of proper means of in
formation, but to his refusal to regard the in
telligence that was sent him. He was officially
informed of it, bat would not believe it, would
not even take take the reasonable precautions
against its possibility. He actaaliy withdrew
Siegel’s corps irom his exposed flank while the
enemy were turning that point. Officers sta
tioned in front, on the Rappahannock line, saw,
for three days, the constant clouds of dust
which announced the moving columns of the
enemy, bat to the eye of the General they
gave no sign. He persisted in regaiding their
success ot Catlett's as a nm>o ... . •
was hardly convinced by ’ V
enemy had gamed his rear In force. !v„„ , '?
• hour his movements Imv.-, b< a, :,K,T
nothing but disaster. by
But it is needless, ■ ' ! aw t> tj me toa
: cumulate evidence on such pom:*. Half the
strength of an army ia confident- !•■ Sis com
' mander. That confidence is not t; ven to Gen.
Pope. The opinion of his troops is unanimous
ly agaiust him. I saw numerous officers of all
ranks in almost every corps of the army. There
is no dissent or disagreement. They will not,
cannot fight again under Pope with confidence.
The army of Virginia demands a General.
I state theso facts as I find them, expressing
no other opinion than what molds itself out of
the facts. Heretofore I liavo praised General
Pope—some friends of mine thought it too
liberally. I do not think so. It is mill my
opinion that down to the time when bo arrived
on tho Rappaliannoi ’ his campaign wa;i pur
sued with ability, an., v.as deseryeffly succoss
firi. Blit from the moment ho ids foot this
side the river there have been ;v delay, dis
asters auc* retreat. I fiat his army has lost con
fidence in him is a fact lam bound to record.
I ; I state it strongly it is because the impres
sion suddenly received was equally strong.
CONFEDERATE STATES CONGRESS.
[ADJOURNED. SESSION.]
SENATE.
Saturday, Sept. 18,1861.
Mr. Mitchell, of Ark., offered the following
resolution, which was agreed to:
Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury
be requested to inform the Senate if he has any
ofue:a! information of ihe appropriation ot the
war tax of the State of Arkansas by tho Com
manding G neral of the Trans-Mississippi De
partment.
Mr. Hunter, from the Committee on Finance,
reported back the bill for the further issue of
treasury notes, with certain amendments The
consideration of tire bill involving questions of
too much importance for the public ear.
On motion of Mr. Hunter, the Senate resolv
ed itself into scereet session.
The doors being re-opened,
Mr. Lewis, from the Committee on Post Offi
ces and Post Roads, to whom was referred a
resolution inquiring into the cause of delays on
thegreai 8 nthwf st mail mate, reported a com
munication Tom the Postmaster General, stat
ing that th fn-iajs were caused by ihe refusal
(>l 11->bt. L Owen, President of the Virginia
and Torn- ss e Railroad Company, to run the
schedule which had been adopted try the Gov
ernment. nd infuse to the 20th of March last.
Tho n-r.eon assigned for the refusal was the
cond'iion of the road and the rolling stock.—
The Department bad endeavored to make ar
rangemeets with the-severa! roads forming the
route to act in unison, and obviate the
by running two trains daily, making “close
connections;” but thus far the terms of such
on arrangement had not been settled. The
Postmaster General eioses his next report by
j saying that nnleis such an arrangement be ef
j looted, or the Department invested with power
to compgl the raiiroad companies to adopt the
■ neceo-ary schedule, he could suggest no other
means of avoiding the delays alluded to. The
arrangement alluded to was agreed to by the
Presidents of all the roads brUVeen Richmond
3nd Atlanta, except the President of the South-
Side;Railroad.
Tho committee recommended that the' Post
master General renew his efforts t-5 effect the
arrangement spoken of, and iu case of failure,
that bn ceport the same to Congress, in order
that the - roper legislative steps may be taken
| iu the premises.
The report was laid on the table end ordered
I to lie prie'ed.
j The unfinished business of yesterday, being
| the resolution offered by Mr Or. of South
• Orolijyi, appointing a comm!' to investi-
I gate certain charges against (hi. Braxton
| hr gir, was resumed.
Mr Yancey, of Alabama, offered the follow
! irg amendment to tho resolution, by way of
; substitute:
; tlarfvcd, That the President lie requested to
■ rtiupieatc to the Senate, whether any sol
• •rs in the army of rho Confederate States
1 I-i c 1 rn shot by order of any general officer,
■ ref > trial, according to the rules and regu
i ' >■- wthe government of the land forces;
, that he will lay before the Senate all
.nation he has upon the subject and
i wL r: •. any sldps have been taken by the Ex
ecutive in the matter.
Mr. Yancey’s amendment was then put to the
vote and passed.
Mr. Henry, of Term., moved that tUcrrcsolu
tion, as amended, be indefinitely postponed.
Lost.
The resolution, as amended, was tht n adopted
by 13 yeas, 8 nays.
Mr. Sparrow, from the Committee on Mili
tary Affairs, reported a bill, in accordance with
the design of a resolution to them referred,
repealing the act fixing commutation for cloth
ing to non-commissioned officers and privates,
and providing that all clothing shall hereafter
be furnished by the Government. The bill was
placed on the calendar.
Tlic Senate then adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Mr. Collier, of Va., offered a joint resolution
tendering thanks to Commander W. F. Lynch
for gallant and meritorious conduct at Ae’quia
Creek, Roanoke Island, &e. Referred to Com
mittee on Naval Affairs.
Mr. Curry, of Ala., presented a memorial
from the officers of Union Theological Semi
nary, Alabama, asking the exemption of theo
logical students from military service. Referr
ed to Military Committee.
Mr. Kenan, of Ga., introduced a bill tocrcato
and aboli-h certain offices, whereby the effective
strength of the army will be greatly increased.
Referred to Military Committee.
Mr. Russell, Va., fi orn the Judiciary Com
mittee, submitted a bill and joint resolutions
from that committee on tho subject of martial
law and the suspension of the writ of habeas cor
pus.
Mr. Dargan, of Ala., from tho same commit
tee, submitted a minority report.
Mr. Baldwin hoped the re; ort-s would not.-be
acted upon until the present law would expire,
which would he only a few days. He wanted
to live one flay at least under a Government
where the habeas corpus existed and was reccg-.
nixed. ,
'.Jr. Miles, from Ibe Committee on Military
Affairs, reported back Hour" bill authorizing
the appointment of additional artillery officers
for orduance duties, with Senate amendment,
with a recommendation tba’ the House concur
in the amendment. The bill wan taken up and
agreed to. Also, reported Senate, bill creating
the rank and providing fer the'appointment of
a Lienten.net General, * to receive the pay of
Brigaci * U - rah The bill was considered and
passed. A' >, reported back tlie bill for the
increase of the signal corps, with a recommen
dation that it pa s. This biil provides fqr the
appointment of one Major, ten First, and ten
Second Lieutenants, iu the signal civice. The
bill, as reported, was agreed to. ‘Also, a bill
to regulate the rank of of the Provi
sional Corps of Engineers. Agreed to. Also,
reported back from the coramittce;the bill to
increase the pay of tioii-cOmmissiqtled
and privates of the Provisional army. This
bill provides for an Increase of 8} per month
for each noii-commissioned officer f and private.
Mr. Foster, of Ala., moved to amend iiy•
striking out 84 and in : ting 85. This motion
was rejected. * i
On the passage of the bill the vqte was taken
by ayes and noes, as follows:
Ayes.—Messrs. Ashe, Atk* ; Ay*r, Baldwin,
-Beil, Bonham, Boyce, Bridges, H W.
' Brace, JB. M. Bruce, Cham trite. G'k'fcfaan, Clapp'
Clopton, Collier, Cool?, Crocket, (lurry, Cur
vin, Dargan, Divio, Diwkitr, D.j-.rfiett, Ewing,
Farrow, Foote, l-\ !•■", F . . in,Gardenhftir,
Gartrcii, Gentry, Gi..’i..m, G: - , Manly, Hart
ridge, HeiskeU, Herbert, Hiltop, Huge. Hol
comb, Holt, Johnson, Kenan, of (*.).; Kenan,
of N. C : K'-niii r, Lander, Cyon, Msreken. Mar
shall, McDowell, McLean’ Mehrtis, Miles,
Me--.--, P kins, Pugh, Roys tori. Rjfssell, Sex
ton, Smith, of Ala.; Smith, of N* (J., Striek
land, Sv.nc, Tibbs. Trippc, Vr*{, Vilipre,
Wiir.-x, V.V/ t, of Texas; WiigW of Term.,
and Mr. 8p ■ kCre-74 .
N —M Breckinridge, G^nrad,'Con
row,-Dupre, Harris, aud Lyons.—O'-
Ament, cr nut voting.—M's^rs*-.Arrington,
Barksdale, Bolder, Burnett, Chatfrbers, Chil
ton, Clarke, Davidson, F’lioit, Cp!tber, G in
land, Garnett, (Soode, Ily r, Jones, iawis. Me
Rae, McQueen, Munneriyn, Preston, Rilte,
Read, Singleton, Smith, of Va., Staples, and
Wright, ot Ga.
Mr. Holcombe, of Virginia, introduced a bill
to establish a Court for the investigation of
el:;. n federate States. Referred
. ' e i :To - . , <fi .-d a resolution
j t . main ate tL (terete on U CkoVcript bill to
c!..y at 3 o’clock, and iimitieg debate to ail
amendments to five minutes for each member.
On this resolution the ayes and noes were
with the following result: Ayes 55, noes 20.
The Speaker ruled that a two third vote was
necc-stary for the adoption of the resolution; so
that it was not agreed to.
The special order of the day, the bill to in
crease the Ptovisional Army of the Confederate
States, was taken up, and the Heu s e was ad
dressed .by Messrs. Herbert, of Texas, and j
Foster, of Alabama, aft.er which the House ad
journed.
Roebing a Telbgbaph Ofeice.—Last Thurs
day the telegraph office at Selma, Alabama, was
broken open,"arid the instruments to the (wo
lines to that place—irom Meridian to Montgom
ery—with the books giving the keys to the calls
of the different offices, stolen and carried awav.
Could that have been merely a malicious thm’,
or was it the work of a Yankee enemv? We
advise all operators to keep their oflices secure.
It m3y be that the scoundrel who stole these
instruments will tap the lines for the purpose
o' intercepting official despatches, Let all be
onUe loofcoat.
TELEGRAPHIC
Latest from Cunjoerland Gran.
((Special despatch to tho Savannah liepublioau.]
Knoxville, Sept, IT.—The enemy at Cambcrland
i ' a P anancod to evacuate on tlje 14'.b, hail sent all
mir eicli to tho rear, prepared to blast the overhang;
r,!ir C | T l '' a|> lllc roa, U and ttieir advance had
re° n V WhCrothoy favorable news;
which was false however, and tho order to evacuate
was countermanded.
FROM RICHMOmT
THE CAPTURE OF lUKA CONFIRMED—
JACKSON TAKES HARPER’S FERRY
WITH 8,000 YANKEES AND 1000 NE
GROES.
Richmond, Sept. 17.—An official despatch from
Chattanooga confirms the occupation of Xuka, Miss,,
by Gen. 'Price’s army, and the capture of several hun
dred thousand dollars worth of army stores,
A private despatch from Staunton to-day says that
the entire Federal force at Harper’s Ferry has been
captured by Stonewall Jackson. Eight thousand Yan
kees and one thousand negroes were takon,
Congressional.
Eicitmokd, Sept. 15.—1n the Senate the Military
Exemption bill was discussed all day, A communica
tion-was received from the President informing the
Senate, in reply to their resolution, that he has no au
thentic information of the execution ol Boldiera of the
'onfedorate army, by any genera! officer, without a
trial
In the HougE resolutions of enquiry relative to tte
establishment of asylums for indigent invalid soldiers
and bounty lands, was adopted. The Conscript bill
was ftirther discussed, and an amendment adopted
exempting from enrollment regiments of State troops
organized in Texas for the protection of the frontier of
that State,
Richmond, Sept. IG.—ln the Senate, to-day, Mr.
Hill, of Georgia, from the Committee of Judiciary
reported a bill to declare certain persons alien ene
mies. The bill provides tha* the President shall issue
his proclamation requiring ;. l persons within.lhe Con
federate States, who refuse to support this govern
ment, to depart within forty days beyond the territorial
jurisdiction of the Confederate States; provided, that
if any of said persons shall, during the forty days,
abandon tire government of tho United States, and re
nounce their oath of allegiance thereto, they shall be
relieved of the penalties against alien enemies.
The military exemption bill was further considered;
and the constitutional question, discussed for several
days past', was di posed ot by adoption of an amend
ment excepting from exemption such officers as the
several States may have declared by law liable to
militia, duty.
An amaudment'to exempt one editor to each news
paper, was rejected. Ayes S, nays 14.
A motion to strike out ministers of the gospel was
also rejected. Ayes 5 nays 17. Adjourned.
In the Hou3E, resolutions from tho Senate fixing the
30th day of September for the adjournment of Con
fess, was agreed to.
The Conscript bill was farther discussed.
Richmond, Sept. 17.—1n the Senate, to-day, the
exemp ion bill wa3 further considered. The clause
exempting tenners, shoemakers, millers, &c., was
agreed to; ids i the clatise exempting Quakers and
Dunkards, and another exempting physicians. The
clause exempting theological students was struck ou'.q
An.amendment to exempt cversoers of plantations is
pending.
Iu the House, a resolution was adopted i. strueting
the Judiciary Committee to report a bill establishing a
Supreme Court of the Confederate Slates. Substitutes
were offerdi for the Consc iptbi’l by Messrs. Davis, o
Miss,, and Bonham, of to. Ca., both of which were
rejected. Tie oiiginal bill was-then passed—yeas 49,
nays 39. *
Both Houses had adjourned until Friday.
Communication opened with Huntsville.
Chattanooga, Sept. 10.—Telegraphic communica
tion has been re-e: tablished with Huntsville, Ala.
A despatch says tlio Yankees destroyed all the
works and ongices cf tho Memphis and Charleston
Railroad before leaving (lie (dace.
Proposals for Peace.
Richmond, Sopt. 17.—1n the House, yesterday, Mr
Foote, of Tennossee, introduced a resolution pro
posing io send a commissioner, or commissioners, to
Washington, empowered to propose terms ot a j.\3t
and honorable peace.
Mr. Hoit, of Georgia, submitted a substitute deoiar
ng that the people of the Coafederate States have
ardently desired peace from the beginning, and when
ever the U. 8. Government shall manifest a like
anxiety, it shall ba the duty of the President to ap
point commissioners to treat and negotiat3 wiih said
government.
The resolution and substitute were laid on the table
by a vote of yeas, 59; nays, 2G.
Affairs in the Kanawha Valley.
Richmond, Sept. 17.—The Secretary of War has re
ceived a despatch from Major Brown, commanding
ihe post at Dublin, stating that Gen. Boring’s com
mand entered tho Kanawha Stlines last Thursday
morning and took possession of the Salt Works, close
ly pursuing the enemy, who were en route for Charles-
The Sait Works are not much injured. Avery laige
supply of salt ia on hand, and selling for 85 cent3 per
bushel. An order haß been issued urging tho farmers
to send forward their wr.gons loaded with forage, &c.,
to return with salt.
Loring’s Victory on the Kanawha.
Richmond, Sept. 17. —An official despatch from Gen,
Loring, dated at Gharle.ton, Kanawha county, says:
After incessant skirmishing wo took this place at 8
p. m to-day. Tho enemy were six regiments Sttong,
and made a stout resistance. They btirnt their stores’
and most of the town in their retreat Our Joss is
blight; tho enemy’s is heavy. Ho is in full retreat,
and General Jenkins Is in bis rear.
[From the Richmond Dispatch, of the 15th inst.]
Movements In Western Virginia.
From a gentleman, who arrived in this city
yesterday, we have some interesting-particulars
of the movements of the forces tinder Major-
General Loring, hi Western Virginia. On Sat
urday week the army broke camp at their former
headquarters, (the Narrows of New river, in
Giles county,) moving in three columns. These
three columns formed a junction on Tuesday
morning at Shady Springs, in Raleigh county,
and that evening encamped a short distance
beyond Raleigh Court House. On Wednesday
they reached McCoy’s, in Fayette county, nine
miles southeast of the Court House. On Thurs
day morning they continued -their march in
fine spirits.
The enemy were rapidly retreating before our
forces, and left Raleigh Court House only a few
days before the entrance of our forces. Taey
numbered about 2,000. At that place they cut
port holes in nearly every house, declaring
their intention to make a stand against the rebel
forces. So suddenly did they leave, on hear
ing of the approach of our troops, that a num
ber ol Union men, who were preparing to leave
with them, were left behind to fall into the
hands of our soldiers. The whole of the Green
brier Valley has been evacuated, the enemy
moving in the direction of the Kanawha Valley.
Otir informant says that within the last ten
days not less than eight hundred loyal Western
Virginians have passed through Greenbrier
county, en route to join the forces of Generals
Loring and Fioyd. These represent that thou
sands of others will unite with our fofeesas op
portunity affords.
“Humiliating Ileverse.”
The special Washington correspondent of
the New York “Herald writes :
Our armies have met a sal and humiliating reverse.
Disguise it as wc may, either by fatee despatches,
nffl ia! reports or garbled statements to the press, the
fighting represen atives of twenty millions of people at
the North etaud on the defensive to-day, and iu Iroot
of the nation’s capital, whi e the fighting representa
tives of five millions of whi-e people at tee south are
exultant in their triumphs, and their shouts of victny
can almost bs heard echoing along the halls of the
President's house, and within the closed offices of the
several departments. While we are thus standing,
the Aver vigilant enemy are crossing over into,the
loyal States to ravage, depopulate and destroy all
wiih in their scope. And there is a came for tbH state
of facts, not resting upon a want or courage on the
part ot the N- rthern troops, or an exiess <?l valor oa
the-part of- the armies of the South, bat it is to be
traced solely to the imompetency of our statesmen to
comprehend the true state of affairs, acd to a want of
of military genius oa the part ol oui military lc-ad- rs.
Never was there au army p aced ia tb* field with
a better sh w for success in a campaign than that sent
from the North. Ail that government could asZ or
humanity suggest, was promptly lurnisned by the
people —men, horses, cannon, guns, small arms, camp
• qutpage, ammu it:ou—ever thing wtpe' lavishly
thrown int > the nation's lap to be used t best ad
vantage to crush oat this rebellion. But thus lar the
effort uas tailed.
Remedy for Hog Cholera. —Tm* hog chol
: era, we regret to learn, is now making great
ravages in some portions of Georgia, ana it is
of vggt importance to find a remedy. A friend
tells us the following has been thoroughly test
ed in the region of the Altamaha river, and
found to be an infallible specific for as well as
a preventive against the disease. vVet some
“helled corn in a basket with some spirits of
turpentine, and throw a handful of the tore
tacn hog every two or three days, fof 1
three times. Do not soak the dry
*imnlv wet iL and it will im iotalate iy ary
again, P bat leave the corn impregnated with tha
turpentine.
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